LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) -- Rory McIlroy is not so sure about all this chatter that he's a sure winner at the PGA Championship.

McIlroy is coming off back-to-back wins at the British Open and the Bridgestone Invitational that returned him to No. 1 in the world. He is the overwhelming favorite to make it three in a row at Valhalla.

He says if he believed everything he read, he would walk onto the first tee Thursday having already won. Even though the stories about him now are more flattering than they were at this time last year, McIlroy doesn't want to get caught up in the praise.

His goal this week at the PGA Championship is to play golf just as he has the last few weeks. And that's worked out pretty well.